Former D.C. official Robert Bobb making waves in troubled Detroit school system
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Since March 2009, Robert C. Bobb, a former top D.C. official, has served as emergency financial manager of the fiscally and academically troubled Detroit school system. Because of his work there, he is viewed as a potential candidate to head the D.C. schools if the interim chancellor doesn't work out.
Friday, December 24, 2010; 8:10 PM
DETROIT - The bearded man in the pinstripe suit and cowboy boots strode to the lectern in a midtown hotel ballroom as a video projector flashed images of real estate for sale. These buildings, many dating to the early 20th century, once embodied Detroit's dreams. They were schools. One was named for the poet Langston Hughes, another for an icon of motoring luxury: Cadillac.
But Robert C. Bobb was unsentimental. The school system